Restaurant Salutorget — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

I've had my experience with this restaurant a couple of times. First time it was last spring. I had afternoon tea with my friend, everything was very nice, I loved it. Second time was last summer when I came there for a dinner, and I couldn't believe that it was the same restaurant. I ordered salmon with mushrooms and there was lots of sand in it, obviously the mushrooms were not cleaned well. It was impossible to eat. I told to the waitress about the issue. When I was brought a new one, which was prepared after my comments about the sand, the sand was still there and the waitress told that it can happen because the mushrooms grow in the soil..... After this I didn't even ask to change it the second time, I was shocked with unprofessionalism, I just didn't eat it. When we were paying our bill they offered 20% discount... Never coming back and don't recommend this place. 2 stars only because afternoon tea experience was good, otherwise I'd put 1. Never had a worse experience with a restaurant than with...

When at the restaurant yesterday we found out that our request of a nice table with a full view on the restaurant artwork was totally disregarded, despite the fact that for the entire duration of our stay in the restaurant there were much nicer tables with full view on the restaurant decor. In addition to this, we had a new waiter assigned to us who was exceptionally rude and incompetent in dealing with our guests. Furthermore, it was embarrassing to realize that when sold as part of the menu the portion of the sole dish is half of the smaller portion of this dish sold by grams. The architecture is beautiful, but this restaurant where we have liked to return over the years with our international guests and family is not up to the standards of its decor. Our family celebration was shadowed by an extremely poor quality of service and chip orientation in the planning of the size portions of the menu.

A resident of Helsinki...

Review for the Fine Dining Experience:

This upscale restaurant offers a refined ambiance with guests dressed to the nines and a backdrop of lively conversations and laughter. The culinary journey began with sophisticated starters like asparagus paired with crispy fried lobsters and smoothly transitioned to a flavorful burrata with cold cuts, all complemented by a well-chosen Riesling. However, the experience was slightly diminished by the poor acoustics, making it challenging to engage in conversations across the large tables, and the service could benefit from more polished drink-pairing suggestions. The evening rounded off with a sublime chocolate bavarois alongside a delicate white Porto. While mostly impressive, the dining experience would be enhanced with quieter surroundings and more...